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ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR Guidelines on Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC

ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition – Clinical Nutrition:

Complications

Energy

Iron and trace minerals

Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium

Amino acids

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Venous access

 

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Study: Ambient air Pollution-Induced Health Risk for Children Worldwide

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:46h | UTC

Age-dependent health risk from ambient air pollution: a modelling and data analysis of childhood mortality in middle-income and low-income countries – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)

Commentaries: Ambient air pollution-induced health risk for children worldwide – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) AND Air pollution is an important and neglected cause of death in children in low-income countries – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)

 

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Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Gastric Cancer Surgery

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:50h | UTC

Application of enhanced recovery after gastric cancer surgery: An updated meta-analysis – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Commentary: Enhanced recovery programmes after stomach cancer surgery reduce hospital stay without increasing complications – NIHR Signals (free)

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews (all free)

 

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Meta-Analysis: Drugs for Treating Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:44h | UTC

Drugs for treating severe hypertension in pregnancy: A network meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials – British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (free)

Commentary: Drugs for treating severe hypertension in pregnancy compared – Wiley, via ScienceDaily (free)

 

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Review: Approach to Tinnitus Management

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:43h | UTC

Approach to tinnitus management – Canadian Family Physician (free)

 

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Review: Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:43h | UTC

Pediatric multiple sclerosis: a review – BMC Neurology (free)

 

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Guideline: Renal Transplantation

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:42h | UTC

European Association of Urology Guidelines on Renal Transplantation: Update 2018 – European Urology Focus (free)

 

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Book: Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:41h | UTC

SIDS Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death: The Past, the Present and the Future – University of Adelaide Press (free)

 

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Review: The Brain-Gut-Microbiome Axis

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:41h | UTC

The Brain-Gut-Microbiome Axis – Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

 

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Are Embryos People? The Answer Will Determine the Future of Reproductive Medicine

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:40h | UTC

Are embryos people? The answer will determine the future of reproductive medicine – STAT (free)

 

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Study: Higher Temperatures Linked to Increase in Suicide Rates

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:38h | UTC

Higher temperatures increase suicide rates in the United States and Mexico – Nature Climate Change (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Rising heat linked to suicide spikes in U.S. and Mexico – Reuters (free) AND Rising temperatures linked to increased suicide rates – The Guardian (free)

Source: Nature Briefing Newsletter

 

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Study: Clinician Engagement Regarding Financial Toxicity After Diagnosis of Cancer

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:39h | UTC

Unmet Need for Clinician Engagement Regarding Financial Toxicity After Diagnosis of Breast Cancer – Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Greater efforts are needed to address ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer treatment – eCancer News (free) AND Doctors don’t always recognize ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer – Reuters (free)

Related: The high price of anticancer drugs: origins, implications, barriers, solutions (free commentaries)

 

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Study: Excess Dosing of Hydroxychloroquine

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:37h | UTC

Hydroxychloroquine prescription trends and predictors for excess dosing per recent ophthalmology guidelines – Arthritis Research & Therapy (free)

Commentary: Nearly half of female hydroxychloroquine users in UK excess-dosed – Healio (free registration required)

 

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Systematic Review: Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus in Males

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:36h | UTC

Efficacy, effectiveness and safety of vaccination against human papillomavirus in males: a systematic review – BMC Medicine (free)

Commentary: HPV vaccination for males: effective and safe – BMC On Medicine (free)

 

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Summary: ASCO Guideline for the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: main topics of American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and treatment – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)

 

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Consensus: Diagnosis and Follow-up of Patients with Hunter Syndrome

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:35h | UTC

Diagnosis and follow-up of patients with Hunter syndrome in Spain: A Delphi consensus – Medicine (free)

 

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Controversial Issues in the Management of Hyperprolactinemia and Prolactinomas

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC

Controversial issues in the management of hyperprolactinemia and prolactinomas – An overview by the Neuroendocrinology Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism – Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)

 

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Expert Consensus: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for TAVR

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:32h | UTC

2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

 

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Thu, July 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!

26 Jul, 2018 | 00:36h | UTC

 

1 – UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression – UNAIDS Explainer (free PDF)

News Release: Undetectable = Untransmittable – UNAIDS (free)

Related: Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free) AND The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” message goes global: I=I, N=N and B=B – Aidsmap (free)

 

2 – Rapid Recommendations: Patent foramen ovale closure, antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation therapy alone for management of cryptogenic stroke? A clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)

 

3 – Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: update of an evidence-based clinical guideline – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

 

4 – Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Giving Plasma to Trauma Patients with Severe Bleeding During Air Transport Saves Lives – Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, via NewsWise (free)

 

5 – EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis – Journal of Hepatology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

6 – Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

See also: Full Report (free PDF)

 

7 – Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

See also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)

 

8 – Radiation Exposure From Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Cancer Risk in the Netherlands – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Malignancy Risk – The ASCO Post (free)

 

9 – Sexual transmission of Zika virus and other flaviviruses: A living systematic review – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @NIAIDNews)

Commentary: Study suggests smaller window for Zika sexual transmission – CIDRAP (free)

 

10 – Association Between the New York Sepsis Care Mandate and In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Sepsis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Pediatric sepsis care within an hour increases chances of survival, shows study – News Medical (free) AND “Rory’s Regulations” Improves Pediatric Sepsis Care – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Sepsis Survival Higher in Kids With Quick Bundle Completion – Medscape (free registration required)

 

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Review: Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:33h | UTC

Recent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000 Research (free)

 

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Wed, July 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!

25 Jul, 2018 | 01:08h | UTC

 

1 – Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults: 2018 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel – JAMA (free)

Editorial: 2018 IAS-USA Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Building on Decades of Progress (free)

Commentary: International Organization Releases New Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via NewsWise (free)

 

2 – Clinical Review Audio: Working on the Precipice: On the Frontlines of the AIDS Epidemic at the CDC, Part I – JAMA (free)

Related Perspective: Anthony Fauci, MD: Working to End HIV/AIDS – JAMA (free)

 

3 – Recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: a position statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) – European Heart Journal (free)

 

4 – A Clinician’s Guide for Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies: Part II – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Related – Part I: Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary: Chew on This: Review Tackles Controversies in Nutrition for CV Health – TCTMD (free) AND Separating health from hype for a diet that’s kind on your heart – ABC News (free)

 

5 – Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is declared over by health ministry – STAT (free) AND Congo declares Ebola flare-up over after rapid response – Reuters (free) AND DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak – CIDRAP (free)

Related: An Ebola Outbreak Has Just Been Stopped. Here’s What It Tells Us About Containing Epidemics – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Ebola: How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks – BBC (free) AND Congo’s Ebola outbreak is all but over. Did an experimental vaccine help? – Science Magazine (free)

 

6 – Persistence of Ebola virus after the end of widespread transmission in Liberia: an outbreak report – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Flare-up of Ebola in Liberian family highlights virus persistence – CIDRAP (free) AND For the First Time, a Female Ebola Survivor Infects Others – The New York Times (10 article per month are free)

 

7 – Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome – Therapeutics Initiative (free)

Related Perspective: Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“Antidepressants should be added to the list of drugs associated with tolerance, dependence and a withdrawal syndrome.”

“Withdrawal symptoms occur in at least one-third of patients who stop.”

 

8 – Development and validation of a cardiovascular disease risk-prediction model using population health surveys: the Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool (CVDPoRT) – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

See also: Heart Attack & Stroke Calculator (free tool)

Commentaries: New health calculator can help predict heart disease risk, estimate heart age – CMAJ, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Calculator can predict heart age, risk for heart disease – UPI (free) AND Algorithm Allows Patients To Calculate Their Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Related Calculators: ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (free) AND QRISK3-2017 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator (free)

 

9 – When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Original Article: Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Oxidative Stress Even without Weight Loss in Men with Prediabetes – Cell Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

10 – Effect of Intermittent Compared With Continuous Energy Restricted Diet on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Study: 5:2 diet as effective at controlling diabetes as monitoring daily caloric intake – UPI (free) AND HbA1c improves just as much on dieting only two days a week – OnMedica (free) AND Two-Day Fast Per Week vs Daily Calorie Restriction in Diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 

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Mon, July 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!

23 Jul, 2018 | 00:04h | UTC

 

1 – Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

2 – 4th ESO–ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 4) – Annals of Oncology (free)

 

3 – Blood pressure targets for the treatment of people with hypertension and cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Blood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (free)

“Insufficient evidence to justify lower than standard blood pressure targets in people with hypertension + CVD” (via @CochraneHTN see Tweet)

 

4 – Opinion: Paramedic 2: Epinephrine harms/helps in out of hospital cardiac arrest – First10EM (free)

See Also: Original Article (free study and editorial) AND Expert Reaction (free commentaries)

“Paramedic 2 quick summary:

If 1000 people treated with epinephrine:

– 246 extra ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation)

– 158 extra admissions

– 8 extra survivors (5 with bad neuro outcomes, 3 with good neuro outcomes)

– What those numbers mean is a value question, not a science question.” (via @First10EM see Tweet)

 

5 – Guideline: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance: 2018 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free) (via @CarlosdelRio7)

 

6 – Report: Miles to go—closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices – UNAIDS (free PDF)

Press Release: UNAIDS warns that progress is slowing and time is running out to reach the 2020 HIV targets (free)

Commentary: U.N. says global fight against AIDS is at ‘precarious point’ – Reuters (free)

Source: International Health Policies Newsletter

 

7 – Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission (free articles and commentaries – registration required)

Commentaries: Report Warns Of ‘Dangerous Complacency’ In The Fight Against HIV – NPR (free) AND ‘Dangerous complacency’ to global HIV epidemic risks resurgence – BBC (free) AND Experts warn approach to HIV/AIDS is complacent – OnMedica (free)

 

8 – Burden of disease in Brazil, 1990–2016: a systematic subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet (free)

Related Study: The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)

 

9 – Definitions and pathophysiology of vasoplegic shock – Critical Care (free)

 

10 – Application of enhanced recovery after gastric cancer surgery: An updated meta-analysis – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Commentary: Enhanced recovery programmes after stomach cancer surgery reduce hospital stay without increasing complications – NIHR Signals (free)

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews (all free)

 

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Expert Reaction to Trial Looking at Adrenaline for Cardiac Arrests

20 Jul, 2018 | 03:32h | UTC

Expert reaction to trial looking at adrenaline for cardiac arrests – Science Media Centre (free)

See original article in yesterday’s issue: A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (see #1)

Related Review: The role of adrenaline in cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Critical Care (free)

 

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Tue, July 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!

24 Jul, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC

 

1 – Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management: Prehospital, Emergency Department, and Acute Inpatient Stroke Care, 6th Edition, Update 2018 – International Journal of Stroke (free)

 

2 – Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Acute Stroke Management during pregnancy – International Journal of Stroke (free)

 

3 – Tropical diseases in the ICU: A syndromic approach to diagnosis and treatment – Journal of Critical Care (free)

 

4 – Reports from the task force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine:

– Sepsis in tropical regions

– Intensive care in severe malaria

– Dengue fever

– Ebola virus disease

– Leptospirosis

– Zika virus

– Chikungunya

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

5 – Policy statement: Food Additives and Child Health – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Technical Report: Food Additives and Child Health (free)

Commentaries: Chemicals in Food May Harm Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Pediatrics Group Issues Statement on Food Additives and Child Health – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Report: Common food additives may pose danger to kids – University of Washington Medicine (free)

 

6 – Honey for cough in children: can it help? – Evidently Cochrane (free)

Original Cochrane Review: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Honey for acute cough in children (free)

 

7 – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews, 23 July 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

 

8 – Recommendations from the international evidence‐based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome – Clinical Endocrinology (free)

 

9 – The 10 fundamental principles of lay resuscitation: Recommendations by the German Resuscitation Council – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free PDF)

 

10 – Association between maternal adherence to healthy lifestyle practices and risk of obesity in offspring: results from two prospective cohort studies of mother-child pairs in the United States – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Mums with healthy habits ‘less likely’ to have obese children – NHS Choices (free) AND Mother’s lifestyle influences child’s obesity risk – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND 5 habits for moms that help prevent childhood obesity – Harvard Medical School (free)

 

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Systematic Review: To Continue Taking or To Stop Taking Antiplatelet Drugs Before Non-Cardiac Surgery

20 Jul, 2018 | 03:31h | UTC

To continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: To continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (free)

“We found low-certainty evidence that either continuation or discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy before non-cardiac surgery may make little or no difference to mortality, bleeding requiring surgical intervention, or ischaemic events”.

 

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